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每日晨读《The ugly duckling》


The ugly duckling



Mummy Duck lived on a farm. In her nest, she had five little eggs and one big egg. One day, the five little eggs started to crack.

鸭妈妈住在一座农场里。在她的窝里,有5个小鸭蛋,和一个个头很大的鸭蛋。有一天,五个小鸭蛋裂开了。


Tap, tap, tap! Five pretty, yellow baby ducklings came out.

哒哒哒,五只漂亮的小黄鸭出来了。


Then the big egg started to crack. Bang, bang, bang! One big, ugly duckling came out.

然后,大的蛋也裂开了,砰砰砰!出来了一只又大又丑的小鸭子。


'That's strange,' thought Mummy Duck.

“真是怪事,”鸭妈妈想着。



Nobody wanted to play with him. 'Go away,' said his brothers and sisters. 'You're ugly!'

没人愿意跟丑小鸭一起玩,“走开”,他的哥哥姐姐们对他说,“你长得太丑了!”


The ugly duckling was sad. So he went to find some new friends.

丑小鸭很难过,于是他出门去找新的朋友。


'Go away!' said the pig.

“走开!”小猪说。

'Go away!' said the sheep.

“走开!”小羊说。

'Go away!' said the cow.

“走开!”小牛说。

'Go away!' said the horse.

“走开啦!”小马说。



No one wanted to be his friend. It started to get cold. It started to snow!

没人愿意跟他做朋友。天气变冷了,开始下雪了。


The ugly duckling found an empty barn and lived there. He was cold, sad and alone.

丑小鸭找到一间空的谷仓,在那里住了下来。他很冷,很难过,还很孤单。


Then spring came. The ugly duckling left the barn and went back to the pond.

春天来了,丑小鸭离开了谷仓,回到了池塘边。


He was very thirsty and put his beak into the water. He saw a beautiful, white bird! 'Wow!' he said. 'Who's that?'

他觉得口渴,于是伸出嘴巴去喝水。他在水里看到了一直美丽的白色的鸟,“哇!”他说,“这是谁啊?”



'It's you,' said another beautiful, white bird.

“这是你啊!”另外一直美丽的白鸟对他说。


'Me? But I'm an ugly duckling.'

“我?可是我是丑小鸭啊!”


'Not any more. You're a beautiful swan, like me. Do you want to be my friend?'

“你不再是丑小鸭了,你是一只美丽的白天鹅,像我一样。你想做我的朋友吗?”


'Yes,' he smiled.

“好啊!”丑小鸭笑着说。


All the other animals watched as the two swans flew away, friends forever.

其他的动物都惊呆了,看着这两只美丽的天鹅展翅高飞。而丑小鸭和那一只天鹅,也成了永远的朋友。


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